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RULE PUBLICATION ANNOUNCEMENT
A new federal immigration rule has been published. The effective date of this rule is delayed due to a preliminary
injunction order issued on September 14, 2026.
We will update our webpage as more information becomes available.
The rule replaces Duration of Status (D/S) with fixed‑date admissions for student
and exchange visitor visa holders in the U.S., and makes changes to regulations related
to educational objectives, including requirements affecting transfers, changes of
major, and changes of degree level.
End of Duration of Status and Changes to Academic Mobility | Zoom Meetings Every Wednesday and Thursday | August 12 - December 17
Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m. | Thursdays at 3:30 p.m.
Jeffrey Rasch
Intensive English Language Institute
International Teaching Assistant Program Instructor and Tester
Marquis Hall
1511 West Mulberry Street
Denton, TX 76203
Jeffrey Rasch is an International Teaching Assistant Program Instructor and Tester in the Intensive English Language Institute. Rasch has taught English as a second or foreign language in China, Brazil, and Japan besides the US. He has a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Rice University, for which he wrote a grammar of Chatino, an indigenous language of Mexico. In his time off, Rasch enjoys spending time with his wife, Nila, and experimenting with fermenting fruits and vegetables. He and Nila have one daughter.